tawa
Pronunciation | /ˈta |
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Usage | 2023: Core (100% ↗︎ )2022: Core (99%) |
Book and era | nimi pu |
Part of speech | Preposition, content word |
Codepoint | U+F1969 |
tawa is a core content word and preposition relating to motion, direction, purpose, and perspective.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
The word tawa is derived from English towards.[1]
Semantic space[edit | edit source]
The semantic space of tawa includes motion and movement, going towards something, the perspective of an action, and its destination.
Preposition[edit | edit source]
As a preposition, tawa shows destination, direction, and perspective.[2]
jan [jelo e sijelo uta] li lukin pana e sona tawa onajan Jesu li lukin pana e sona tawa ona.[3]
Jesus sought to teach them (lit.
'to give knowledge to them').
nasin ona li pona tawa minasin ona li pona tawa mi.[4]
I like their way of doing things. (lit.
'Their way is good to me.')
Like all other prepositions, it can be used with an object as a predicate.
akesi li tawa ma anteakesi li tawa ma ante.[5]
The lizard went to another place.
Content word[edit | edit source]
As a content word, tawa describes motion or movement.
palisa uta li tawa wawapalisa uta li tawa wawa.[6]
The tongue moves quickly.
kon li tawa e lipu kasi lilikon li tawa e lipu kasi lili.[7]
The wind moves the little leaves.
ilo tawa li tawa ma anteilo tawa li tawa ma ante.[8]
The vehicle (lit.
'tool of motion') went to another place.
Preverb[edit | edit source]
mi tawa moku e kalami tawa moku e kala.[9]
I'll go eat seafood.
pu[edit | edit source]
In the "Official Toki Pona Dictionary" section, the book Toki Pona: The Language of Good defines tawa as:
PREPOSITION going to, toward; for; from the perspective of
ADJECTIVE moving
ku[edit | edit source]
For Toki Pona Dictionary, respondents in ma pona pi toki pona translated these English words as tawa:[10]
move5, march2 , slide2 , proceed2 , forth2 , drift2 , according to2 , mobile2 , until2 , transfer2 , cross2 , till2 , approach2 , forward2 , momentum2 , attend2 , progress2, go5 , toward5 , motion5 , movement5 , towards5 , to5 , for5 , transit4 , travel4 , transportation3 , trip3 , walk3 , advance3 , onto3 , transport3 , pass3 , walking3 , migration3 , departure3 , from the perspective of3 , push3
sitelen pona[edit | edit source]
The sitelen pona glyph for tawa () represents two legs moving towards the right, following the direction of the text. It is derived from the leg radical, also used in the glyphs for awen and kama.
sitelen sitelen[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Word Origins. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Toki Pona.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (25 May 2014). pu (in 56). Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292300. OCLC 921253340. p. 34.
- ↑ jan Telakoman. (27 April 2023). "lipu pi jan Luka". lipu pi jan Telakoman. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ↑ jan inwin. "mijomi telo". Google Drive. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ↑ jan Kita. (27 April 2022). "akesi li wile lon nena". utala.pona.la. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ↑ jan Sonja. (27 April 2022). "akesi pi ante kule". lipu kule. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ↑ jan Juli. (27 April 2022). "lawa monsuta". lipu kule. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ↑ jan Kepe. (27 April 2023). "Nasi". utala.pona.la. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. p. 9.
- ↑ Lang, Sonja. (18 July 2021). Toki Pona Dictionary. Illustrated by Vacon Sartirani. Tawhid. ISBN 978-0978292362. pp. 356–357.
Further reading[edit | edit source]
- "tawa" on lipu Linku
- "tawa" on lipu Wikipesija
- "tawa" on English Wiktionary